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Mark Ferguson vs Alberto Costa

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Alberto Costa voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 294 different votes 299 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
43 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
33 Aye 43 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
33 Aye 43 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

89.3 %
17 % above average
Rank 29 of 650
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 183 of 650
503
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,905
2,349 eligible divisions
268
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
901
47.3 % of votes cast
235
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,004
52.7 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

8
-63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
13
-58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
14
-112.0 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Contributions
14
-112.0 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£191,951
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
29
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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